Over a month after the Writers Guild of America went
on strike. SAG after which represents actors voted to
authorize similar actions and its contracts will be up on
June 30th for more. Let's bring in new senior
reporter Michelle Castillo. So Michelle, what is the
latest on the SAG after negotiations yesterday, he announced
that its members overwhelmingly authorized the strike if it can't
come to a compromise over a new contract with the
alliance of motion picture and television producers. Now this
motion was approved with about 98% of voters saying yes
and a little under half of eligible members voting in
a statement. S A President Fran Dr said she
was proud of everyone who showed support for the strike
. Dresser said quote, together we lock elbows and
in unity. We build a new contract that honors
our contributions in this remarkable industry, reflects the new
digital and streaming business model and brings all our concerns
for protections and benefits into the. Now, in
addition to concerns over streaming residuals which are payments made
when people re stream episodes to actors. S A
A has also voiced concerns over the growth of A
I National executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree Ireland
said that the quote dwindling residuals due to streaming and
generative A I all threaten actors ability to earn a
livelihood. He called this potentially the most consequential negotiation
in the union's history. Now, negotiations with S
A and the alliance of motion picture and television Producers
Association is only set to begin on June 7th and
the contracts as you pointed out will only expire on
June 30th. So we're a little under a month
away from a potential actors strike with the writers strike
in full force and many productions already being halted.
You can see why the TV and film industry is
very concerned. Yes, absolutely. And any updates
on the writers strike and what does this eventually mean
for production? Well, the writer strike shows no
signs of ending any time spoon when I previously spoke
to a W G A council person, the union
was fully expecting that its negotiations wouldn't restart until contracts
with the Directors Guild of America and S A A
were signed. So the D G A did sign
its contract this week and S A A as we
pointed out will begin its talks tomorrow. So that
timeline that they thought seems to be playing out S
AAA members have been showing support for W G A
members who have been on strike since May 2nd and
many of them have joined the picket lines themselves during
this year's upfronts networks and streamers chose not to bring
actors out due to concerns about crossing the line.
And now it seems like the entire industry could be
put on pause if both writers and actors sit out
, meaning that a lot of your favorite TV shows
and maybe even some of your movies won't come out
on time. Right? I know you'll keep us
updated. And Michelle Castillo, thank you so much --> .